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joe biden versus the nra today at the white house. but could the president override everyone using executive orders for gun control? >>> americans under 50 are dying earlier. >>> new jersey governor christie's stock is rising among democrats, fighting against hurricane sandy, a despite plea to save these whales and is that lion in my neighborhood? >>> good morning. health officials are calling the worse flu outbreak they have seen in decades. at least 36 people are dead as the virus has spread to 40 states. boston is declared a public health emergency. they have had ten times of all last year's flu season. >> it has come back and rather fiercely. >>> boston will offer free vaccinations this weekend inspect. in some areas, some schools are temporarily closing. experts warn that we haven't reached the peak. >>> vice president biden's task nors aims at reducing gun violence, including the powerful nra, sources close to the talks say, expanding background checks for gun purchases. yesterday the vice president met with victims groups vowin
joe biden versus the nra today at the white house. but could the president override everyone using executive orders for gun control? >>> americans under 50 are dying earlier. >>> new jersey governor christie's stock is rising among democrats, fighting against hurricane sandy, a despite plea to save these whales and is that lion in my neighborhood? >>> good morning. health officials are calling the worse flu outbreak they have seen in decades. at least 36 people are...
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it turns out chuck hagel and joe biden are longtime friends. back in 2007, hagel dressed up as biden for halloween. he surprised everyone by wearing a biden mask and a biden for president t-shirt. so, when biden saw that, he smiled and said, hagel for vice president in typical biden fashion. >>> so, we're going to the next story, russia's newest citizen, french actor gerard depardieu, he was fed up with the rising taxes on the millionaires in france that he packed his bags and moved to russia. he's getting quite the warm russian welcome. he flew into central russia where the government offered him a free apartment of his choice. they hosted an elaborate ceremony and presented him with his passport. >>> not sure if moving to russia will help gerard depardieu's antics. that guy knows how to have a good time. >> lewis, i didn't hear a word you said. i'm transfixed by your french accent. let me hare hear the last part. >> depardieu. >>> finally the story that we have been waiting for, that's a cat doing time at an a mall shelter after being detaine
it turns out chuck hagel and joe biden are longtime friends. back in 2007, hagel dressed up as biden for halloween. he surprised everyone by wearing a biden mask and a biden for president t-shirt. so, when biden saw that, he smiled and said, hagel for vice president in typical biden fashion. >>> so, we're going to the next story, russia's newest citizen, french actor gerard depardieu, he was fed up with the rising taxes on the millionaires in france that he packed his bags and moved to...
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>> well, i think in the case of joe biden and the task force, it's a situation that they're trying to cover all the cultural bases. i think obviously the most polarizing debate we're having is about guns. i feel like there's almost a general consensus where a lot of the people would agree with the profiler. it's not surprising to see an association in particular with video games and violence. that doesn't mean it's causing murder rates to go up. they're not. neither here nor around the world. it's similar to the debate we had in the '80ed and '90ed over hard core pornography. there may actually be something where those kind of things, be it pornography or video games, are serving as an outlet to act out fantasies rather than in real life. if the situation where as a society we almost need to be able to say violent video games, hard core porn, these things are bad even though they aren't causing the crime rate to go up. >> but we're always looking for more. what do you make of that? >> i think that he's right in the sense that it probably adds to the -- a person who's already disturbed
>> well, i think in the case of joe biden and the task force, it's a situation that they're trying to cover all the cultural bases. i think obviously the most polarizing debate we're having is about guns. i feel like there's almost a general consensus where a lot of the people would agree with the profiler. it's not surprising to see an association in particular with video games and violence. that doesn't mean it's causing murder rates to go up. they're not. neither here nor around the...
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. >> is joe biden task force sounds an argument for guns. >> kimberly: president obama doesn't think america has a spending problem. a his supporters weren't happy when he saw the tax increase hit them in the pocketbook. we break down the numbers when we come back. stay with us. ♪ ♪ >>> obama supporters like buyer's remorse after liberalism finally hits home. your paycheck. >> my boyfriend has had a a lot of expenses and feeling squeezed and having his paycheck lower didn't help. one wrote, many of my friends didn't realize it either >> eric: spread some of your wealth for a while. take the food stamp, obama broke the record. bottom line, folks we spent $100 billion on food stamps last year. money well spent say the left. look at some of the ways welfare recipients have been spending your hard eric monday. strip clubs, ipad purchases, i'm going to start with kimbo. how much waste in the system if they are spending this kind of money like this. >> kimberly: it's difficult to follow everybody around and have to rely on people that tell on other people, snitches because this is ridi
. >> is joe biden task force sounds an argument for guns. >> kimberly: president obama doesn't think america has a spending problem. a his supporters weren't happy when he saw the tax increase hit them in the pocketbook. we break down the numbers when we come back. stay with us. ♪ ♪ >>> obama supporters like buyer's remorse after liberalism finally hits home. your paycheck. >> my boyfriend has had a a lot of expenses and feeling squeezed and having his paycheck...
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he's not the guy to do this deal, joe biden is. the governor is right, when you get specific about things like high-capacity magazines, people want them limited. there's no question. in general, if you state it generally, people are confused because they know it's a constitutional right. but if you're specific, then the equation changes, and that's what the vice president is going to try to do. >> ironically it's like pro-life and pro-gun. very ironic. it's a generalized statement. >> exactly. interestingly, originally joe biden was not going to report, was not going to make his case to the president until after the state of the union, until after -- excuse me, until after the inaugural address. i think they're moving up the schedule of this because i think the president is, in fact, going to feature it in -- he's going to mention it in the inaugural -- >> is this legacy material? >> this is legacy material. also, it's not money material. in other words, we're broke as a country. there's going to be a big fight over the debt. we're
he's not the guy to do this deal, joe biden is. the governor is right, when you get specific about things like high-capacity magazines, people want them limited. there's no question. in general, if you state it generally, people are confused because they know it's a constitutional right. but if you're specific, then the equation changes, and that's what the vice president is going to try to do. >> ironically it's like pro-life and pro-gun. very ironic. it's a generalized statement....
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joe biden, along with the attorney general and other top officials will meet with the nra and other groups who oppose more gun restrictions. the president says he wants new legislation ready to go by the end of the month. >>> new york's governor is demanding even tougher gun laws in his state, which already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the entire country. in a sometimes fiery speech, andrew cuomo called for closing loopholes on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines like the ones used in the sandy hook shooting. >> this is not taking away people's guns. i own a gun. i own a remmington shotgun. i've hunted. i've shot. that's not what this is about. it is about ending the unnecessary risk of high-capacity assault rifles. that's what this is about. >> lawmakers in albany are already meeting behind closed doors to reach a deal on new gun laws that could be announced and voted on by the end of the week. >>> three days of a preliminary hearing have wrapped up in the case of suspected gunman from aurora, james holmes. witnesses in the courtroom said holmes showed some emotion
joe biden, along with the attorney general and other top officials will meet with the nra and other groups who oppose more gun restrictions. the president says he wants new legislation ready to go by the end of the month. >>> new york's governor is demanding even tougher gun laws in his state, which already has some of the most restrictive gun laws in the entire country. in a sometimes fiery speech, andrew cuomo called for closing loopholes on assault weapons and high-capacity...
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well, today we learned from joe biden that he's going to beat that deadline by 2 1/2 weeks. the vice president says he's going to have his recommendations to president obama by tuesday. this upcoming tuesday. the 15th. as a lifelong procrastinator i'm kind of jealous. but as somebody who covers the news for a living, um surprised. this usually does not happen. everything's always down to the wire, right? but this is happening early. it's happening faster than even expected. and it's really important that it is happening that way. the same week of the president's press conference a "washington post" op-ed, a person who is the at least at the federal level. in terms of what we're going to do on this subject. the gun lobby, the nra at least, in some ways is a victim of their own success. their political m.o. is to prevent anybody from even bringing up gun control legislation, to make it seem politically impossible to even broach the subject. and so they're not used to having the debate, their side of the argument, with powerful, motivated, organized proponents of the opposite v
well, today we learned from joe biden that he's going to beat that deadline by 2 1/2 weeks. the vice president says he's going to have his recommendations to president obama by tuesday. this upcoming tuesday. the 15th. as a lifelong procrastinator i'm kind of jealous. but as somebody who covers the news for a living, um surprised. this usually does not happen. everything's always down to the wire, right? but this is happening early. it's happening faster than even expected. and it's really...
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and, that ladies and gentlemen, as joe biden would say, includes all of us. all of us should make gun law, not just the gun people. so let's go at it. and please don't, please don't lose interest. this is a test of strength. keep your grip on this gun safety issue because the other side is still into keeping theirs. you know, with their cold dead hands. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good evening, americans. and welcome to "the ed show" from new york. we live in a country where a teacher can have a gun in a classroom and not tell the parents about it? we're going to do something about it. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >> teachers can carry a firearm. a parent doesn't have to know about it. >> armed teachers. it's already legal in some states. and the numbers could start growing. tonight we're getting the parents' perspective on guns in the classroom. >>> the nra refuses any discussion on gun laws. >> it doesn't mean it's the end of the discussion. but the public wants us
and, that ladies and gentlemen, as joe biden would say, includes all of us. all of us should make gun law, not just the gun people. so let's go at it. and please don't, please don't lose interest. this is a test of strength. keep your grip on this gun safety issue because the other side is still into keeping theirs. you know, with their cold dead hands. and that's "hardball" for now. thanks for being with us. "the ed show" with ed schultz starts right now. >>> good...
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and vice president joe biden resumed his task force today. mark glaze has the detail on the nra's agenda. >>> gun extremists won't give up and are as wacky as ever in the face of reform. the latest civil rights. >> i believe that gun appreciation day honors the legacy of dr. king. >> michael eric dyson sets them straight tonight. >>> congressman phil gingrey backs up todd akin's disgusting lame. >> a woman's body has a way of shutting down so the pregnancy would not occur. he is partly right on that. >> karen finney on the gop's newest charge on women. >>> howard dean gives us the outlook on filibuster reform. >>> and the trillion dollar coin. >> you guys have a position on this trillion dollar coin business? >> it's just crazy enough to work. chris nowinski of the sports legacy institute lays out the next steps on taking on brain injuries in the nfl. good to have you with us, folks. thanks for watching. president obama says the country needs the take immediate action on gun violence. it looks like he'll get a comprehensive plan on his table
and vice president joe biden resumed his task force today. mark glaze has the detail on the nra's agenda. >>> gun extremists won't give up and are as wacky as ever in the face of reform. the latest civil rights. >> i believe that gun appreciation day honors the legacy of dr. king. >> michael eric dyson sets them straight tonight. >>> congressman phil gingrey backs up todd akin's disgusting lame. >> a woman's body has a way of shutting down so the pregnancy...
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tomorrow vice president joe biden meets face to face with some of those directly involved in the debate including representatives from the national rifle association as well as officials from the video game and entertainment industries. this comes as biden's team is putting the finishing touches on a package of gun reform recommendations to hand over to the president in the coming weeks. the nra called for armed guards in schools, you might recall, something president obama says he is skeptical about. former congresswoman gabe yell giffords is launching her own gun control campaign on the two-year anniversary of the mass shooting that nearly took her life. giffords and her husband mark kelly announced the americans for responsible solutions initiative. giffords and kelly, who also happen to be gun owners, say they hope to push back against the influence of the pro gun lobby. >> i bought a gun at walmart recently. i went through a background check. why can't we just make it more difficult for criminals to get guns. >> the nra would say to you they can get them illegally. >> i don't agree
tomorrow vice president joe biden meets face to face with some of those directly involved in the debate including representatives from the national rifle association as well as officials from the video game and entertainment industries. this comes as biden's team is putting the finishing touches on a package of gun reform recommendations to hand over to the president in the coming weeks. the nra called for armed guards in schools, you might recall, something president obama says he is skeptical...
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vice president joe biden says we could clarify the responsibilities of gun ownership. we should reconsider restrictions on high-capacity clips and magazines. we should have universal background checks. that means every transaction involving a firearm requires a background check. right now people can buy a semi-automatic weapon at a gun show without a background check. a lot of americans aren't happy with that. people can also buy and sell guns over the internet without background checks. in fact, only two states out of 50 require background checks on every firearm transaction. bill clinton was the last president to take on the gun lobby and win. he got the assault weapons ban passed in 1994. yesterday he restated his opinion. >> i grew crew up in the hunting culture, but this is nuts. >> this is nuts. we can't let the nra block meaningful gun legislation. i'm joined tonight by two parents who are advocating for change. sandy and lonnie phillips lost their daughter, jessica gauwi in a mass shooting in aurora seven months ago. jessica was just 24 years old. she wanted to
vice president joe biden says we could clarify the responsibilities of gun ownership. we should reconsider restrictions on high-capacity clips and magazines. we should have universal background checks. that means every transaction involving a firearm requires a background check. right now people can buy a semi-automatic weapon at a gun show without a background check. a lot of americans aren't happy with that. people can also buy and sell guns over the internet without background checks. in...
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that came as vice president joe biden met with his gun violence task force today and members of the nra. and he talked about a key idea he thinks should pass. >> there is a surprising, so far, a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks. not just close the gun show loophole, but total, universal background checks, including private sales. >> john avalon is "outfront." john, let's just start off with these background checks. obviously, look, for whether a potential purchaser has a criminal record or history of mental illness. obviously, there's issues with both of those things and how they're defined. but on the background check concept overall, how could we not have that already? >> erin, we do have background checks. we've had them for 19 years. but what vice president biden said is key with regard to private sales. there's what's known as a private sales loophole in the current background check law, that accounts for around 40% of gun sales each year. that means licensed dealers can account for 60% ever of gun sales. people who purchase a weapon hav
that came as vice president joe biden met with his gun violence task force today and members of the nra. and he talked about a key idea he thinks should pass. >> there is a surprising, so far, a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks. not just close the gun show loophole, but total, universal background checks, including private sales. >> john avalon is "outfront." john, let's just start off with these background checks. obviously,...
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joe biden lead the way to get something done on this? >> well, i think now is an opportunity that hasn't existed in quite some time. and, in fact, just getting the policy back to where it was in the clinton years would be an achievement. but i think the democrats may be pushing, the president may be pushing on more of an open door than they realize. this may be a chance for political bravery here. bob mentioned the 2014 elections. i know that some democratic strategists who are looking at picking up seats in red states would say be cautious, be careful. let's not antagonize the gun law, be in those conservative states. but i think that would be to misread the public mood. i have a feeling that the president with joe biden's help and leadership may go a little stronger on this than we were predicting. and i think that would further divide the republican party. i think it would put incredible pressure on the republican party if they the democrats and the president were to do it. >> bob, is this a turning point? >> it could be a turning poi
joe biden lead the way to get something done on this? >> well, i think now is an opportunity that hasn't existed in quite some time. and, in fact, just getting the policy back to where it was in the clinton years would be an achievement. but i think the democrats may be pushing, the president may be pushing on more of an open door than they realize. this may be a chance for political bravery here. bob mentioned the 2014 elections. i know that some democratic strategists who are looking at...
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now, the face-off between vice-president joe biden and his gun control task force and the national rifle association is slated to take place on thursday. now, n.r.a. officials confirmed to fox news had the organization accepted an invitation to attend the closed door session, it's expected that the group will discuss a variety of options how to curb gun violence and issues related to mental health and entertainment and video game industry are reportedly going to be put on the table. there is no question that limiting your second amendment rights is priority one for sheriff joe and his team. now, these breaking developments come to us just days following a washington post report indicating that president obama is considering banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, but that's not all, not even close. the paper also revealed that universal background checks for all gun buyers, a national gun data base, strict mental health checks and much more are all being floated by this task force. as for the n.r.a., in the aftermath of the sandy hook tragedy, the organization recommended pl
now, the face-off between vice-president joe biden and his gun control task force and the national rifle association is slated to take place on thursday. now, n.r.a. officials confirmed to fox news had the organization accepted an invitation to attend the closed door session, it's expected that the group will discuss a variety of options how to curb gun violence and issues related to mental health and entertainment and video game industry are reportedly going to be put on the table. there is no...
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a task force led by vice president joe biden is looking to reinstate the assault weapons ban. and as the "washington post" reports, broader gun control measures are also on the table. regulations that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. those proposals still under consideration are getting considerable pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. one freshman democrat, senator heidi heitkamp of north dakota is calling them extreme. >> what i hear from the administration and if the "washington post" is to be believed, that is way in extreme of what i believe is necessary or should even be talked about. and it's not going to pass. >> senate minority leader mitch mcconnell agrees with heitkamp. he suggests a stall on any kind of legislative action because in his mind, gun control is not a top priority. >> the biggest problem we have at the moment is spending and debt. tha
a task force led by vice president joe biden is looking to reinstate the assault weapons ban. and as the "washington post" reports, broader gun control measures are also on the table. regulations that would require universal background checks for firearm buyers, track the movement and sale of weapons through a national database, strengthen mental health checks and stiffen penalties for carrying guns near schools or giving them to minors. those proposals still under consideration are...
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vice president joe biden continues his due diligence. he was joined today by attorney general eric holder and representatives of 12 gun safety groups. they also spoke with survivors of gun massacres like virginia tech and aurora, colorado. their mission is to find a path forward. >> and as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they're worth taking. but i'm convinced we can -- we can effect the well-being of millions of americans and take thousands of people out of harm's way. we are not going to get caught up in the notion unless we can do everything we're going to do nothing. it's critically important we act. >> the vice president is being very clear. common sense gun laws will not be ignored. tomorrow vice president biden will meet with gun advocacy groups, including the national rifle association. no doubt they will ask the vice president about something he said earlier today. >> the president is going to act. there are executive orders, executive action that can be taken. we haven't decided what that is y
vice president joe biden continues his due diligence. he was joined today by attorney general eric holder and representatives of 12 gun safety groups. they also spoke with survivors of gun massacres like virginia tech and aurora, colorado. their mission is to find a path forward. >> and as the president said, if our actions result in only saving one life, they're worth taking. but i'm convinced we can -- we can effect the well-being of millions of americans and take thousands of people...
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biden when he offers proposals next week on background checks and high capacity magazines? who are the people that are going to decide this issue -- i mean the gun owners -- going to go with, the wild bunch or the town posse? david corn is washington bureau chief for "mother jones." joy reid is managing editor of the grio. both are msnbc analysts. joy, your bet. do the pennsylvania-type guys who go out when they're supposed to shoot, practice shooting and get good at it with a couple shots, that's all you get with a deer, are they going to go with the nuts? >> you know what, chris? i mean, i grew up in colorado. i grew up around people who were military, ex-military, people who hunted. you know, colorado is a big hunting state. and i don't think anyone that i have ever met that is a responsible gun owner can side with these, you know, for lack of a better word, these loony tunes who are out here because they're doing something different. they're stockpiling. they're getting assault rifles. these are not normal gun owners. what you're hearing from now is the absolute fringe,
biden when he offers proposals next week on background checks and high capacity magazines? who are the people that are going to decide this issue -- i mean the gun owners -- going to go with, the wild bunch or the town posse? david corn is washington bureau chief for "mother jones." joy reid is managing editor of the grio. both are msnbc analysts. joy, your bet. do the pennsylvania-type guys who go out when they're supposed to shoot, practice shooting and get good at it with a couple...
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joe biden with the attorney general and other top officials will meet with groups who oppose further firearm restrictions. members of the nra and wildlife interest groups will discuss their concerns over added gun control. >>> turning now to the growing public health crisis, the deadly flu outbreak has gotten so bad that one major city has declared an emergency and is offering free vaccines. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: in boston, the mayor sounded the alarm. >> today, i'm declaring a public health emergency in the city of boston. >> reporter: at mass general hospital, there are now 24-hour waits to be admitted. and when you do get in to see a doctor or nurse, they'll now be wearing protective masks. and in minnesota, where they've had almost 1,000 confirmed cases of the flu, they're trying everything to stop the spread. for up to five days, you may be infected and contagious without a single symptom. on day one of your symptoms, the very first time, your fever will spike as high as 104, even 106 degrees. severe headache and muscle aches, too. >> i was feeling dizzy and i
joe biden with the attorney general and other top officials will meet with groups who oppose further firearm restrictions. members of the nra and wildlife interest groups will discuss their concerns over added gun control. >>> turning now to the growing public health crisis, the deadly flu outbreak has gotten so bad that one major city has declared an emergency and is offering free vaccines. here's abc's linsey davis. >> reporter: in boston, the mayor sounded the alarm. >>...
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or as joe biden put it, "why's everyone looking at me?" [ laughter ] here's a big story. lance armstrong will sit down for a 90-minute interview with oprah that will air next week. [ audience oohs ] 90 minutes -- so, it'll be a little suspicious when he finishes in just 60 minutes. [ laughter ] what happened? i don't believe it. >> steve: that's nuts. >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: what's that? >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: i said it's nuts. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] sorry. i'm sorry. >> jimmy: it actually isn't -- >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: -- it actually isn't nuts. >> steve: it's nuts. >> jimmy: it is, yeah. [ laughter ] >> steve: nuts. >> jimmy: this isn't good, you guys. [ laughter ] you guys, i read that iran is behind some recent cyber attacks against american banks. yeah. people could tell something was going on when they started seeing a convenience of three goats. [ laughter ] i gotta do it. [ in foreign accent ] "i have got three goats, my friend. my friend." [ laughter ] "three goats, my friend. i'll give you three goats, my frien
or as joe biden put it, "why's everyone looking at me?" [ laughter ] here's a big story. lance armstrong will sit down for a 90-minute interview with oprah that will air next week. [ audience oohs ] 90 minutes -- so, it'll be a little suspicious when he finishes in just 60 minutes. [ laughter ] what happened? i don't believe it. >> steve: that's nuts. >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: what's that? >> jimmy: what did you say? >> steve: i said it's...
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and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that broke the back of a notion that a large military footprint delivered automatically the kind of security deliverables that the military was promising. it actually created blowback and counterreaction much like the alliance that you showed in that piece that there is more violence after the surge than before the surge. >> that i think is the key conceptual that security advances from troop numbers. you didn't get the advances you said would come with the troop numbers. so now you don't get troop numbers indefinitely because they haven't been proven to have the strategic effect that you said they would. that breaking in that logic train has happened in the national security establishment in the obama administration. the question is whether it has happened in congress. do you anticipate a conservative congressional freak-ou
and i think that the resolve of not only the president, but joe biden having always been in that view in coordination with others on the team like dennis mcdonough and tom donilon, really recall the deal and the terms of the deal and they took the troops back. and that broke the back of a notion that a large military footprint delivered automatically the kind of security deliverables that the military was promising. it actually created blowback and counterreaction much like the alliance that...
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then send joe biden in to clean up the glass. your thoughts? in nominating hagel this week, the president praised his record of independence in the senate and urged his former colleagues to confirm him quickly. take a look. >> chuck represents the bipartisan tradition we need more of in washington. for his independence and commitment to consensus, he's earned the respect of national security and military leaders. i just want to repeat i hope that the senate will act on these confirmations promptly. when it comes to national security, we don't like to leave a lot of gaps between the time that one set of leaders transitions out and another transitions in. so we need to get moving quickly. >> feehery, you denied this is a statement naming chuck hagel. he's going to the left on foreign policy. he's going away from the neo-conservative universe. he's not going to be mr. tough guy bully in the schoolyard. it is a statement and means something. >> there's no question that he's making a direct change in policy. and i think the problem for that is it's
then send joe biden in to clean up the glass. your thoughts? in nominating hagel this week, the president praised his record of independence in the senate and urged his former colleagues to confirm him quickly. take a look. >> chuck represents the bipartisan tradition we need more of in washington. for his independence and commitment to consensus, he's earned the respect of national security and military leaders. i just want to repeat i hope that the senate will act on these confirmations...
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we're going through the president or joe biden is talking about executive orders to advance their gun control initiative. we have nancy pelosi saying let's use the 14th amendment let's forget article 1, section 7, congress authorizes spending which was always done. what do you make of their willingness to get this aggressive. >> and during the the fiscal cliff negotiations never really putting a compromise package on the table that included realistic strong spending cuts, which could have gotten republican support if he really wanted to do something that showed he was going to kind of meet people in the middle. i think the president is flexing his muscles. i think he wants to show i'm in charge, i'm the boss. you deny me rights, i'm going to take hagel. and a lot of people he could have chosen, about if he makes it or not, thises going to be a wounded-- >> and why do you pick a republican? you pick out a republican it reach out to the other side of the aisle showing i'm willing to compromise. he selects a republican that gets all the republicans upset and he selects a republican that
we're going through the president or joe biden is talking about executive orders to advance their gun control initiative. we have nancy pelosi saying let's use the 14th amendment let's forget article 1, section 7, congress authorizes spending which was always done. what do you make of their willingness to get this aggressive. >> and during the the fiscal cliff negotiations never really putting a compromise package on the table that included realistic strong spending cuts, which could have...
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the nra will have a seat tomorrow when vice president joe biden hosts another wide ranging meeting soliciting broad-based policy ideas about how to prevent the kind of mass violence that we saw at newtown last month. the nra is going to have a seat. but there is going to be a lot of other people who have seats too. today vice president biden and attorney general eric holder met with victims of gun violence and with anti-violence organizers. last night the house democratic congressman who has been charged by nancy pelosi with soliciting ideas and proposals for reform, congressman mike thompson, who himself is a wounded vietnam veteran and a gunowner and a hunter, mike thompson held a very well attended civil and constructive town hall in his district in california. he is holding another town hall meeting tonight, and he is holding another one the day after that. today new york governor andrew cuomo in his state of the state address proposed several new gun-related reforms that he intends to pursue, including a ban on high capacity magazines. >> we are proposing today common sense measures. and
the nra will have a seat tomorrow when vice president joe biden hosts another wide ranging meeting soliciting broad-based policy ideas about how to prevent the kind of mass violence that we saw at newtown last month. the nra is going to have a seat. but there is going to be a lot of other people who have seats too. today vice president biden and attorney general eric holder met with victims of gun violence and with anti-violence organizers. last night the house democratic congressman who has...
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, hillary clinton, joe biden, that's what a great ceo does. it's the people around them. >> david? >> mika, i was just going to make this historical point which is kind of ironic. it was joe biden back in 1994 who told democrats who were trying to get an assault weapons amendment into his crime bill -- >> right. >> -- that they shouldn't do that. that they were going to tank his crime bill, and they were doing all of these good things. and ultimately dianne feinstein and others prevailed in this amendment. they got the assault weapons ban through. now here he is to recommend a package of legislation where they understand they've got to be careful. they want to be more comprehensive, less narrow. there's still a question of whether they have the stomach for the political fight that they are about to face. whether they demand action this year, whether they put some things out there, maybe get a couple bipartisan bills and keep this alive but try to get some other things done before they really focus on guns. >> and david, you have general powell
, hillary clinton, joe biden, that's what a great ceo does. it's the people around them. >> david? >> mika, i was just going to make this historical point which is kind of ironic. it was joe biden back in 1994 who told democrats who were trying to get an assault weapons amendment into his crime bill -- >> right. >> -- that they shouldn't do that. that they were going to tank his crime bill, and they were doing all of these good things. and ultimately dianne feinstein and...
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. >> joe biden, tv star? the vice president going to unusual lengths to try to make that happen. nnouncer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. >>> welcome back. it is 57 minutes past the hour. i'm zoraida sambolin along with mr. john berman. we're looking at the top cnn trends. quite a buzz in the bayou this morning. >> that's because there's a new quarterback in town. his name is montana. his name is nick montana. he's the son of joe montana. montana is a junior. he has two years of eligibility left. after spending some time at the university of washington and mount san antonio community college. coach curtis johnson says bringing the son of joe to tulane was among his top goals this season. >>> joe biden's fiscal cliff connector and now reality tv star, seriously? a biden fan created a petition for them to create a show that follows the second in command around. he said it would sh
. >> joe biden, tv star? the vice president going to unusual lengths to try to make that happen. nnouncer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups at 100 calories or less, there are plenty of reasons people are saying "progress-oh!" share your progress-oh! story on facebook. >>> welcome back. it is 57 minutes past the hour. i'm zoraida sambolin along with mr. john berman. we're looking at the top cnn trends. quite a buzz in the bayou this morning. >> that's because...
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. >> you mentioned joe biden and i will tell you, joe biden speaks his mind. you might not always agree with him. i endorsed his boss, although he's not going to deliver. he picked joe biden to focus the administration on guns. biden was the one that brought in the assault, chaired the committee. >> not picking on biden. >> i understand that. there are some, i think biden is a good example. he is one who speaks his mind and he says what he believes. everybody else is so afraid to do that. carl and i was talking backstage. the next day you're in the paper and what you said taken out of context. if you want to know why people don't want to go into business because from everything -- how unfair i always thought, whether you like romney or not, policies buying companies that have nothing to do with it. we go after the wrong thing. >> we need context. >> we have cities and towns in the papers we were reading earlier in the show. voting to arm teachers and voting to arm principals. not like the people in washington are completely out of staff. >> i agree. >> so, i h
. >> you mentioned joe biden and i will tell you, joe biden speaks his mind. you might not always agree with him. i endorsed his boss, although he's not going to deliver. he picked joe biden to focus the administration on guns. biden was the one that brought in the assault, chaired the committee. >> not picking on biden. >> i understand that. there are some, i think biden is a good example. he is one who speaks his mind and he says what he believes. everybody else is so afraid...
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. >>> and vice president joe biden meets with the nra today as the debate over gun violence intensifies. it could be a tough sell since the group has already said it opposes any new restrictions on fire arms. among those speaking out is new york's governor. andrew cuomo is urging lawmakers in his state to close loopholes on the state's assault weapons ban. >> this is not taking away people's guns. i own a gun. i own a remington shotgun. i've hunted. i've shot. that's not what this is about. it is about ending the unnecessary risk of high-capacity assault rifles. [ applause ] that's what this is about. >> he was quite fired up today. yesterday rather. results of a new study are sure to fuel the already intense debate over guns. the u.s. sees far more violent deaths than any other wealthy nation. due in part to the widespread possession of firearms and the practice of storing them unlocked at home. >>> in other news this morning, accused aurora theater shooter james holmes smiled and even smirked at disturbing self-portraits and images of weapons that were shown in court yesterday. it mar
. >>> and vice president joe biden meets with the nra today as the debate over gun violence intensifies. it could be a tough sell since the group has already said it opposes any new restrictions on fire arms. among those speaking out is new york's governor. andrew cuomo is urging lawmakers in his state to close loopholes on the state's assault weapons ban. >> this is not taking away people's guns. i own a gun. i own a remington shotgun. i've hunted. i've shot. that's not what...
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in washington, vice president joe biden meets today with victims groups and gun control advocates. and tomorrow, he sits down with representatives of the national rifle association. >> the meetings come at a critical time, as abc's karen travers now reports. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. two years after she was shot and wounded, gabrielle giffords is making a big push for gun control. she said the shooting at the sandy hook elementary is a turning point. a somber remembrance of the 2011 shooting tragedy. bells tolled for the 6 killed and 13 wounded two years ago. former congresswoman gabby giffords one was of the wounded. after a long recovery, she's now fighting back, launching a new campaign taking on the gun lobby. they're pushing for background checks for private gun sales and limits to high capacity magazine clips. >> how do we get to the point where 85% of the children in the world that are killed with guns are killed in the united states? >> reporter: last week, they comforted families of victims of the sandy hook elementary shooti
in washington, vice president joe biden meets today with victims groups and gun control advocates. and tomorrow, he sits down with representatives of the national rifle association. >> the meetings come at a critical time, as abc's karen travers now reports. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning, rob. good morning, sunny. two years after she was shot and wounded, gabrielle giffords is making a big push for gun control. she said the shooting at the sandy hook elementary is a...
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if al was here you would see a difference. >> coming up, vice president joe biden meets with the nra today as he prepares his recommendations to the president on gun reform. michael enjoins us with the latest that. a comedic look inside the white house's "1600 penn." josh gad and john lovett join us on set. first, here's bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning. stormy weather pattern across the country. greeting us from louisiana through the intermountain west and around the west coast sitting here enjoying the spring warmth. take knew the weather pattern. this is going to go unchanged over the next four days. colder air for the west coast. big snowstorm. salt lake city to the dakotas. northern rockies and we are getting this morning into louisiana, take a look the radar here. the reds are intense thunderstorms. we have a tornado watch that now includes the new orleans area. all the way through baton rouge. couple of reports isolated small tornadoes. down there in southern mississippi, southern portions of louisiana, make sure you keep your family mice and safe. as
if al was here you would see a difference. >> coming up, vice president joe biden meets with the nra today as he prepares his recommendations to the president on gun reform. michael enjoins us with the latest that. a comedic look inside the white house's "1600 penn." josh gad and john lovett join us on set. first, here's bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning. stormy weather pattern across the country. greeting us from louisiana through the intermountain...
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. >>> meanwhile, vice president joe biden begins a series of high-level meetings today, as the white house looks for consensus on gun control. tomorrow, he will sit down with the representative from the nra, which has proposed placing armed guards in all schools. >>> the white house is also suggesting it may withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. some analysts say it could be a negotiating ploy ahead of hamid karzai's visit to washington tomorrow. -- on friday. >>> and the boeing 787 dreamliner flight had to be canceled because of a reported brake problem. this is the third mishap in three days. tuesday, a fuel leak was spotted minutes before takeoff in boston. monday, an electrical fire broke out on yet another 787 that had just landed. >>> take a look at this terrifying scene in australia. a family, including five children, had to race into the water and cling to a dock for hours to escape this massive wildfire that tore through their neighborhood. trapped by a wall of flames. look at that. they treaded in water up to their chins for three hours. >> we s
. >>> meanwhile, vice president joe biden begins a series of high-level meetings today, as the white house looks for consensus on gun control. tomorrow, he will sit down with the representative from the nra, which has proposed placing armed guards in all schools. >>> the white house is also suggesting it may withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of next year. some analysts say it could be a negotiating ploy ahead of hamid karzai's visit to washington tomorrow....
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biden was meeting with the nra in the wake of that massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> never seems to end. >> no, not at all. >>> later, new worries about the fate of what might be the most closely watched whales in the world. that pod of orcas fighting the icy elements to survive. >>> then the early envelopes, the oscar nominations are in and they packed their share of both snubs and surprises. >> i was shocked. >> were you watching about 8:30 yesterday? >> yes, i was surprised. >> there was some expected ones and some not so expected ones and some folks not on the list. >> that's what got me, the snubs. >> we'll get into that dirt in just a second. >>> but first, the case against james holmes has taken a giant leap forward. late last night, a judge gave the go ahead for a trial. >> so holmes will be back in court today will he will officially -- could be officially charged. abc's clayton sandell reports from aurora, colorado. >> reporter: the judge's ruling is not a surprise after prosecutors spent three days laying out a mountain of evidence, including how he amassed guns and am
biden was meeting with the nra in the wake of that massacre in newtown, connecticut. >> never seems to end. >> no, not at all. >>> later, new worries about the fate of what might be the most closely watched whales in the world. that pod of orcas fighting the icy elements to survive. >>> then the early envelopes, the oscar nominations are in and they packed their share of both snubs and surprises. >> i was shocked. >> were you watching about 8:30...
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biden's group comes out with what they plan to do. >> it's going to be remarkable. but this is what happened in newtown, i think it almost started in terms of the sort of -- the media glare started with trayvon martin and stand your ground law, i think. and maybe it even started before there with gabby giffords. we've seen so much gun violence. now you have the newtown massacre that everyone, i think, can agree was so horrifying when you have babies being murdered. you've got to do something. what gives? >> whatever we're going to do, or not do ultimately, who knows how this will play out? there's no guarantee capitol hill has mustered the will or courage to do something. but if we don't do something after the murder of 20 kids, it will never happen. whatever happens. it's now or never seems as a tipping point now for a couple of weeks. >>> the roman catholic church in southern california has been ordered to reveal the names of pedophile priests and church leaders in documents dating back decades. a judge ruled that the public's right to know was more important than
biden's group comes out with what they plan to do. >> it's going to be remarkable. but this is what happened in newtown, i think it almost started in terms of the sort of -- the media glare started with trayvon martin and stand your ground law, i think. and maybe it even started before there with gabby giffords. we've seen so much gun violence. now you have the newtown massacre that everyone, i think, can agree was so horrifying when you have babies being murdered. you've got to do...
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>> joe biden could. >> yeah, he got what he wanted. and that's about it. >> taxes -- >> cornered them. >> -- taxes were increased in the house of representatives. the republican house passed tax increases. >> mm-hmm. they had to. >> when is the senate, led by democrats, going to be responsible, put out a budget and go to the spending cuts? >> i think we need to talk about spending. that was the question i was answering. >> when are democrats going to do their job? >> okay. >> what? >> i was going to say something, but i was told we have to go. i'll say it during the break. >> mika, can you answer when democrats are going to do their job? >> i have two words for you, joe scarborough. i thought i'd never say it, roll tide. >> roll tide! there you go. that gets me off the subject. >> andrea, thank you. >>> coming up, "forbes'" 30 under 30 list. the editor takes us through the young leaders that are changing the world. that's ahead. we'll be right back. sometimes what we suffer from is bigger than we think ... like the flu. with aches, fev
>> joe biden could. >> yeah, he got what he wanted. and that's about it. >> taxes -- >> cornered them. >> -- taxes were increased in the house of representatives. the republican house passed tax increases. >> mm-hmm. they had to. >> when is the senate, led by democrats, going to be responsible, put out a budget and go to the spending cuts? >> i think we need to talk about spending. that was the question i was answering. >> when are democrats...